Tag: Installation

It is time to introduce the next artist at Copper Leg Art Residency. Allison Roberts is a photo artist and art teacher from the United States, born in Oklahoma. She has earned an advanced degree in art at the University of Wisconsin and enriched herself in several other universities in her home country.

Allison calls her creative method a lens-based art, since in most of her images, in addition to the photo camera, she also uses video or photo projections. A significant part of her practice is site-specific, mixing the interior and exterior architecture, the spaces and surroundings of daily life, and the natural environment. By melting together the physical and digital space, she is creating compositions of new fragmented reality, where things are familiar and at the same time unfamiliar. Through this controversy and slightly irritating uncertainty, the viewer is left to wonder about the credibility of perception and the interpretation of apparent reality. Allison explores memory, the distortions of memory and the discomfort of uncertainty impacting the present.

On this Saturday, October 20th. starting from 17.00, the video installation and photo series of Allison Roberts will be shown at Copper Leg Residency. You are welcomed to greet the artist and discover her creations.

Saturday, October 20th
From 15:30 – 18:30, guests can explore the residency space. There are two new residents, printmaker Anne Ferguson from Germany and photo artist Allison Roberts from the United States. At 16:00 we will open the printmaking installation of Anne Ferguson and at 17:00 we will continue the presentation of Allison Roberts video installation and photos.

In addition, it is still possible to see the dry-point prints of Nina Jørgensen, inspired by Vaskjala’s landscapes. And if the weather is on our side, we will also carry out a traditional art tour, where we will introduce the works of the of past Copper Leg Residency artists including outdoor objects from the members of Art Container (Kilian Ochs, Tanel Saar, Janno Bergmann), Federica Cogliandro & Giulia Lanza and Shiskin – Hokusai, Simon Whetham, Chad Stayrook.
Everyone is welcome to Rae School House (Ussiaugu tee, Vaskja village, Rae parish) on Saturday 20.10.2018

Beware, there is a space cowboy on Wormhole road! The good news is that he is not hostile, on the contrary, he is very friendly and peaceful. His name is Chad Stayrook and he’s from New York. Chad is an installation artist and a science fiction fan. In his art, he mostly deals with cosmic topics using drawings, videos, and installation. In addition to this, Chad co-directs the artist-run gallery, “Present Company”, in Brooklyn.

That said, if you now have the desire to see the far side of the Moon and to talk about space topics with the artist, then you are welcome tomorrow, Saturday, August 18 from 17:00 to 20:00 to the Open Doors Day of the Copper Leg Residency, at the Rae schoolhouse on Wormhole road.

Saturday, August 18th
From 17:00 – 20:00, guests can explore the residency space & its doings, including the work of our current artist in residence, Chad Stayrook. At 18:00, Chad will screen a series of short films and at 19:00 he will unveil his new installation built during his time in residence and installed in the Rae Schoolhouse courtyard. Chad Stayrook is an American installation artist living and working in New York.

It is said that each end is a new beginning. So, a new start will happen with the piano which was destined for disposal. It has been waiting for its moment in the Copper Leg Residency garage throughout the long winter. This hardworking but tired musical instrument will be brought into focus with the help of our new resident, sound artist Simon Whetham from Bristol, England. The focus of his work is to open and to make heard the sound potentials which are existing in the room or in the environment, through a performative presentation or through an installation activity.

Simon has worked extensively in international cooperation with dancers, musicians, visual and video artists. In addition, he has published his musical compositions on various sound media and has previously participated in the Mooste Guest Studio (MoKS) program in Estonia. In general, his lifestyle is a progression from one residency to another and this has been going on for 7 years now.

So, if you are getting tired of life around the football World Cup, it’s time to get some fresh air and come on Saturday 07.07 from 15:00 – 18:00 to the Open Doors Day of the Copper Leg Art Residency, where you can meet with Simon Whetham and his creations.
If the weather allows enough sun and/or wind, then the piano can certainly be heard making sounds. In any case, the artist will finish the day with a sound experience.

Saturday 7th July
From 15:30 to 18:00, guests can explore residency space & its doings. At 16:00 we will open a new installation at the Rae Schoolhouse courtyard, by author Simon Whetham, a sound artist in our residency from Bristol, England. In addition, you can see the works of other authors who have been in the Copper Leg Residency. Outside objects from the members of the Art Container (Kilian Ochs, Tanel Saar, Janno Bergmann), Federica Cogliandro & Giulia Lanza and Shiskin – Hokusai. Open Doors Day will conclude with Simon Whetham’s sound performance from 17:30 to 18:00 at Rae Schoolhouse.
Everyone is welcome to Rae School House (Ussiaugu tee, Vaskja village, Rae parish) on Saturday 07.07.2018